New Jersey - Yes
Michigan - Yes w/ License number
Kansas--Yes
"These monuments shall have affixed thereto a cap or other device bearing the registration number of the surveyor in direct supervision or the corporate registration number of the corporation registered to practice land surveying in the
State of Kansas (i.e. CLS 000) or the name of the governmental agency legibly stamped or imprinted thereon."
For comparison, here's the Iowa Code language
Leonard,
The monumentation requirements have changed several times in the last 25 years. Not by statute but by Rules and Regulations promulgated by the State Board of Registration. There are no statutes on monumentation requirements. What you have quoted is part of the rules and regulations. The last revision of the rules by the Board was July 29th 2010.
B-)
Pablo
NC. No
NY - no
CT - no
OR - Yes w/ LS or Company name
WA - Yes w/ LS
ID - Yes w/ LS
CA - Yes w/ LS
CT- No, but suggested...so no.
> NC. No
A few years ago our board started discussing such a requirement. I made the point that those who felt it was a good idea should just do it. (I have capped all my markers since 1992.)
There was a meeting where about 50 surveyors stood up to say it should be required. Out of that group fewer than 5 already did it. Right there is the problem. We don't need new government regulations to tell us to do the right thing. We just need to DO IT.
Trust me when I say the benefits far out weight the costs. (That does not mean we need new rules.)
Larry P
For comparison, here's the Iowa Code language
Paul:
I made the mistake of refering it to the Statutes because when I was zipping down through the document online, and seeing certain Statutes refered to below the Rules & Regs, I didn't go back to the beginning of the document, only as far as Chapter 5 to pick out the portion I posted. I was kind of going by memory as to what they had changed the requirements to after I left up there in 1987 about the monuments to use when I made my initial post.
I wonder the same thing.
Suppose the property corners of every new subdivision lot were set above grade with a brass cap so that they are obvious. I know that would cost a few more dollars than a buried rebar with plastic cap but it would raise the stature of the monument quite a bit. Actual ordinary people would know its there and could use it.
Monument wells seem to have a high survival rate because they look like water boxes so they almost automatically get raised to grade whenever the street is repaved (instead of getting buried if not graded out).
GA- yes
We don't need new government regulations to tell us to do the right thing. We just need to DO IT.
:good:
> > NC. No
>
> A few years ago our board started discussing such a requirement. I made the point that those who felt it was a good idea should just do it. (I have capped all my markers since 1992.)
>
> There was a meeting where about 50 surveyors stood up to say it should be required. Out of that group fewer than 5 already did it. Right there is the problem. We don't need new government regulations to tell us to do the right thing. We just need to DO IT.
>
> Trust me when I say the benefits far out weight the costs. (That does not mean we need new rules.)
>
> Larry P
I agree. I cap my rebars with company name and phone number on it even though it's not required and have since I started my business in 2006.
Wes
Jim,
I like your thinking 🙂
Just set caps, with your license number, whether they're required or not.
And don't set ones where you punch the top in a spot off-center. When the frost pops them off, all that's left is the rod, and the center of the rod will be the spot. It's just lazy not to set the rod on the mark.